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After a good night's sleep, we took the Metro up to the neighborhood of Park Guell
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The train dropped us off in a lovely upscale neighborhood, lively with Monday morning foot traffic
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Was so nice to be out in the city and rested
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Random art everywhere
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And bidets!
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These little fruit and vegetable shops are a Spanish staple
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Park Guell this way
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And up this big ass hill
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Big, big, big ass hill
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Our awesome guide. We took an English language tour, they offer MANY languages
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The little earpieces allowed us to hear her and we didn't have to hover right near her
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Random groups were set up and busking in the free area of the park
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The architecture of Park Guell was designed by Gaudi to simulate nature, there are not straight lines and everything looks organic
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That's a real actor, portraying Gaudi and sitting very still
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What looks like a tree is actually sculpted out of rocks
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Gaudi's house (tho not designed by him)
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This place is fascinating!
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This next part was amazing
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Each column is designed to drain water from the plaza above
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But it's a stunning piece of architecture as well
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Ceiling detail
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The front of the park - gift shop to the right and Gaudi exhibit to the left
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Having a wonderful day
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The famous chameleon
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Charming building
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The park was packed
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Wall detail
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No straight lines
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Loved this structure
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Curved walls
